Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Hodnet Medical Centre
About Us

Hodnet Medical Centre is a rural dispensing practice with a list size of 4200. Situated in the historic village of Hodnet, North Shropshire, 15 miles north of Shrewsbury. With good transport links to Birmingham and Manchester.

We have traditional family GP values and are proud of the high quality of care we provide to our patients. Being a small practice with a stable patient population we get to know our patients, often many generations of the same family. We operate from a modern building extended from an original grade two listed building which adds to the character and charm of our Practice.

Ranked Good by CQC with well above average results of the 2026 GP patient survey, voted good overall by 96% of patients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed 4 session salaried GP to join our friendly and supportive team.

We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting our clinicians. You will work alongside an experienced team of GPs, ANPs, practice nurse, pharmacists, dispensers, healthcare professionals and an excellent admin support team

The successful candidate will provide high-quality, patient-centred care through a range of clinical and administrative responsibilities. This will include face-to-face and telephone consultations, responding to patient queries, undertaking home visits and nursing home visits, reviewing and acting on investigation results and correspondence, and completing clinical administration, including referrals. The GP will use professional judgement to make safe and autonomous clinical decisions, while working collaboratively as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team.

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties including:

• Face to face and telephone consultations and queries
• Visiting patients at home and in nursing homes
• Checking and authorising prescriptions
• Reviewing clinical results and correspondence in a timely fashion.
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards
• Recording health data correctly to meet QOF and enhanced service specifications
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing acute and repeat prescriptions.
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a salaried GP working within primary care.
• Working with GP clinical system e.g. EMIS, Accu Rx and DOCMAN
• Clinical audit
• Working within a team

Essential

• Someone who enjoys being part of a team and values making a difference in a rural community

Essential

• Current GMC registrationA recognised GP training scheme completed

Desirable

• Experience of working with EMIS Web, Accurx and Docman

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name
Hodnet Medical Centre
Address
18 Drayton Road Hodnet Shropshire TF9 3NF